6 take home points for start-ups from the arctic 15: exit path event (27-28.05.2014) in helsinki,...
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It was a great event with lots of experienced speakers in the field of exit, acquisition, start-ups, scaling and venture capitalists shared what they know in depth. This slide made it simple to catch the high points of the event in just 6 take home points for start-ups and all entrepreneurs.TRANSCRIPT
6 Take home points from the Arctic 15: Exit Path Event (27-28.5.2014),
Finland.• Brought to you by Sahara Frontier
www.saharafrontier.com
1. Think Big: All start-ups should always think big!
2. Team work: People are the major key to the success of any organization. Attract the right guys and stay focused!
3. Think of the Future: Constantly innovate and think ahead!
4. Exit: Get the time right! Adequate attention should be paid to the right time to exit.
5. Exit could be emotional: Exit always have two sides – could bring good money but could also be emotional letting go something precious to the heart.
6. Scaling: growth is a necessity for scaling
The EventThe Event
The Team behind the Event
The Partners
Trip Hawkins, Electronic Arts & Digital Chocolate founder
¨investors money means you don’t have total control over your company.¨
The Arctic 15 Style
The ZEF Team: Bo Harold & Tuomas Haapsaari
¨ZEF is driven by passion, love & bravery.
¨giving up is not an option at ZEF¨
Tuomas Haapsaari
Harri Rautio - bttn
Boostwise
helps todrive right traffic & best market advertisements
John Ceasar – SOS-Ice
¨Prompt access to medical info cannot be easier with sos-ice¨
Timo Ahopelto - Founder/CEO CRF Health
¨market opportunities, brilliant team and other tangible facts are what investors care about not powerpoints¨
¨US investors are not investing in EU startups because there are more innovations in the US¨
Kuppi Kuuma - no short supply of delicious coffee & tea
Musopia
¨Opportunityto play an instrument& become a musician¨
Starthq – Oleg Podsechin
QVIK –Lari Tuominen
¨ great team & good ux are key elements for a successful mobile business¨
Smarpshare - Mikael Lauharanta
Ambronite - Simo Suoheimo
¨Food simplified & eating healthy¨
Visitret
¨Supercool display tech¨
Gary Stewart – Wayra UK, Director
¨sole founders are easily burnt out. Team is important in startup search at Wayra¨
IroFit
¨card payments without internet connection¨
GoWorkABit
¨recruitment made easy¨
Thomas Grota – Deutsche Telekom Investment Director
¨equity is the most valuable possession¨
Tony Zappala – Highland Europe General Partner
¨building asolid companyis not limitedto only theSilicon Valley¨
¨complacency is themajor issue for big companies¨
Daniel Waterhouse – Balderton Capital General Partner
Basil Peters – CEO, Strategic Exits Corp
¨there is no point running to the Silicon Valley. Take advantage of free services like skype etc.¨
Exits Panel – Falk-Muller Veerse, Tuomas Kohila, Basil Peters, Greg Andersson
Lauri Rosendahl – Helsinki Stock Exchange
¨being listed on the stock exchange is an opportunity for companies to grow big & conquer the world¨
The Microsoft Corner
Ilola Lundström – Executive Director, Tekes
Sari Kola-Nyström – VP Appelsiini Oy
¨SMEs are the backbone of the economy because they create jobs. Cloud brokering is an emerging market & business ecosystem¨
Ali Parr – Head, Parse Partnership/Facebook
¨parse core,parse push, parse analytics offers unlimited speed, message & data¨
Ville Tolvanen – Serial Investor, Enterpreneur & Strategist
¨companies need to create markets for their products. Having a network of people is important¨
Didier Deltort – VP/GM GE Healthcare
¨infections are responsible forlots of deaths in Hospitals¨
Mikko Pirinen – Director, Fonecta
¨Fonecta have a global reach¨
Jason Goodman – Albion Founder
¨to build a good brand: have valuable content, know your roadmap¨
Pekka Koponen – CEO, Spinverse
Orkun Saitoglu – EMEA Start-up Lead, Paypal
¨Startup blueprint¨
¨acquisitions are short-cuts takenby large companies to innovate¨
Aber Whitcomb – Co-founder, Myspace
¨conditions of scaling: you must be growing, be innovative¨
Simon Cook,
Seth Pierrepont, &
Daniel Waterhouse
VC Panel
Tuula Rytilä – SVP/CMO, Microsoft Mobile
The Sushi Master